In this presentation by Maternal and Child Resource Initiative on Breastfeeding (MaCRIB) you will learn the why and how of expressing and storing breast milk.
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Expression and storage of breast milk
1. EXPRESSION & STORAGE OF
BREAST MILK
IYIOLA Daniel Ademola
Iyiolaademola01@gmail.com
+2348101842836 and +2348181236840
Presented @ ALT on the 22 of Nov, 2016
ACTION FOR PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING IN
NIGERIA
12. Place a picture of your baby before you
Your babys blanket
Your babys clothing that has his or her scent
on it
Think of a relaxed setting
Before Expression
13. Ensure a clean environment.
Wash your hands
Apply a warm massage to the breast
Remove milk during the times your baby would
normally breastfeed
20. Ways to Express Milk
Type How it works Whats Involved
Hand Expression You use your hand to massage and
compress your breast to remove milk.
Practice
Skill
Co-ordination
Manual Pump You need your hand and wrist to
operate a hand-held device to pump
the milk
Practice
Skill
Co-ordination
Automatic, Electric
Breast Pump
Runs on battery or plugs into an
electrical outlet.
Can pump one breast at a time
or both breasts at the same
time.
Double pumping may collect
more milk in less time
Need places to clean and store
the equipment between uses.
26. Tips for refrigerating or freezing
Leave an inch from the milk to the top of the container
Refrigerate or chill milk right after it is expressed
Store milk in the back of the freezer not in the freezer
door
Place it in a cooler or insulated cooler pack
27. Use the oldest stored milk first.
Breast milk does not necessarily need to be warmed
Place in the fridge to defrost slowly
Place the container in a bowl of warm water
Holding the container of milk under cold running water
No Microwave
Swirl the milk and test the temperature
Do not re-freeze
Tips for thawing and warming up milk
28. Guide to Storing Fresh Breast Milk for Use with
Healthy Full-term Infants
Room temperature (25属C) for up to 6 hours
In main part of fridge (below 4属C) up to 3 8 days
Freezer (approximately -18属C) up to 6 12 months